Miners Resume Work as Talks Delayed to July
John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers and soft coal operators in delaying fee talks from May 12 to July. Ezra Van Horn announced the postponement to allow canvassing of mutual problems as miners returned to three-day weeks after the holiday. Negotiations with southern operators begin July 12 while Philadelphia talks start tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
van Horn
UMW
Rators
Ard
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Another Roosevelt Marriage On Rocks
John Boettiger 49, a Chicago Tribune reporter, sues Anna Roosevelt 43 for divorce in Maricopa county. The couple wed in 1935 after Anna’s previous marriage. they met in 1932 on a presidential campaign. They settled property rights July 15, 1948 and have a 10 year old son, John R. They are divorcing after 14 years of marriage.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John Boettiger
Anna
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maricopa County Superior Court
Boettiger
Chicago Tribune
Curtis Dall
New York
John R
Hollywood
Chiang Kai-shek Still Seeks U S Aid Despite Setbacks
AP Foreign News Analyst notes Chiang Kai-shek urges renewed American assistance to fend off communism as his government weakens. He argues aid is essential, while skeptics question effectiveness amid corruption and dwindling control in China. More on page 10.
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Chiang Kai-shek
America
China
Asia
Chiang
Europe
Sinkina Fund Bond Rating Is Restored
Moody's had reduced North Carolina bonds from AA to A after the June 4 vote approving 225 million dollars in road and school bonds. The agency then restored AA to all Tar Heel bonds payable by the general sinking fund while keeping A for highway fund bonds. About 41,250 dollars of outstanding general fund bonds were covered by AA and the state has funds to pay them in full.
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Raleigh
North Carolinas
Moody's Investors Service of
New York
North Carolina
Moody's
General Sinking Fund
Residence Destroyed and Man Reported Missing in Graham
Graham residents searched for W. H. Lynch 44 after a fire destroyed his Ward Street home at 3 pm. Lynch planned to ride a bus to High Point where his wife and daughter were visiting, but Mrs. Lynch has heard nothing since. He is described as unemployed and formerly worked in textiles.
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Graham
W. H. Lynch
Ward Street
Lynch
High Point
Barden Bill Faces Strong Opposition in Congress
Rep. Boggs denounces the Barden bill proposing federal aid to private and parochial schools as invalid discrimination. He favors the Thomas bill’s principles and notes a Senate compromise allowing state choice on funding. Rep. Willis backs more specific language protecting parochial schools.
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Washington
Boggs
D-La
Louisiana
House
Senate
Long
Ellender
Rep
Willis
Stock Market Holds Course After Four Gains
NEW YORK July 6 The stock market held its ground today after four consecutive rises with most issues showing only minor changes. Gains were seen in Youngstown Sheet Goodrich Montgomery Ward Curtiss Wright American Telephone Consolidated Edison Kennecott Copper American Smelting Dow Chemical American Tobacco Southern Railway Southern Pacific Nickel Plate Gulf Oil and Transcontinental and Western Air. Losses appeared in U S Steel Packard Cerro de Pasco Phelps Dodge Westinghouse Allied Chemical Eastman Kodak J C Penney American Woolen Santa Fe Union Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio and Standard Oil New Jersey. L M Weisiger Killed In Salisbury Auto Crash.
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New York
Youngstown Sheet
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Curtiss- Wright
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Kennecott Cooper
American Smelting
Dow Chemical
American Tobacco
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
Nickel Plate
Gulf Oil
Transcontinutal
Western Air
U. S. Steel
Packard
Cerro de Pasco
Phelps Dodge
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
American Woolen
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Standard Oil
Vandenberg Appeals For Quick Approval Of Atlantic Treaty
England tightens spending as Cripps warns of dollar shortages and reduced exports. Sterling area reserves fall to 1.624 billion dollars. existing dollar contracts stay, but future spending requires urgent national interest. Aims for a September program and ERP fund distribution, with dominion finance ministers to meet next week.
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Hal Cooper
London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
United States
Cripps
House of Commons
Treasury
Exchequer
Ask Distillers To Quit Selling To Bootlegger
Raleigh July 6. R W Winston state ABC chairman plans to travel to New York and Philadelphia to urge distillers to stop selling to firms that distribute to Tar Heel bootleggers. Maryland may aid by proposing no tax refunds on liquor sold for resale outside the state unless delivery complies with law. Maryland tax would be about $2 a gallon or $6 a case.
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Raleigh
R. W. Winston
ABC
New York
Philadelphia
Maryland
Paul Hammond
Hammond
Alcoholic Beverage Division
Treasury Department
Comptrollers of the Treasury
Cameron Order Held On By Stacy
Mary Vail Cameron lost partial custody of her two daughters while divorce litigation proceeds. Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy stayed execution of custody orders by Superior Court Judge J. Paul Frizzelle. Frizzelle had granted custody to Mrs. Cameron and awarded $14,800 in alimony and lawyers' fees pending trial.
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Raleigh
Mary Vail Cameron
Bruce Cameron
Wilmington
Walter P. Stacy
State Supreme Court
J. Paul Frizzelle
Cameron
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Frizzelle
Bed and Board
No Immediate Relief From Easts Heat Wave In Sight
A vast heat wave from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast yielded little relief though scattered showers provided brief respite in spots. The region faced heat deaths and crop losses over 50 million dollars as temperatures hit 99 to 103 in multiple cities and a 45 day drought persisted in New Jersey and surrounding areas.
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Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Canada
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Ohio
Toledo
New Jersey
Baltimore
New Bids On New Hospital In Alamance County
Raleigh July 6 Three bid mixups trigger new bids for a 100 bed Alamance county hospital. Southern State Construction of Columbia S C was low at June 24 but forgot a 54000 window estimate. Jack Sullivan Rocky Mount missed timely plumbing bids yet arrived later to affect results. New bids open August 4 at Alamance courthouse with elevator bid excluded.
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Raleigh
Medical Care Commission
Alamance County
Columbia
S. C
Southern State Construction Company
South Carolina
Commission
Jack Sullivan
Rocky Mount
Alamance
Graham
Milk Classification Plan Being Argued
A public hearing was scheduled in Elkin to establish a classification plan for grade A milk sold to the Cable Dairy of Lexington. Agriculture commissioner L. Y. Ballentine called the hearing after requests from milk promoters in Lexington, Ramseur, Yanceyville, Walnut Cove, Wilkesboro, Lenoir, Sparta, Lincolnton, Lanse, and Sugar Grove.
State's Weather Fisher Too Wet or Too Dry, Say Farmers
NC farmers report contrasting conditions with too wet areas in the west and along the northern border and from Raleigh to the coast while the southern Piedmont remains dry. Officials note cotton thrives in dry spells though rains hindered crop cultivation and overall yields lag behind last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Piedmont
Sredell
Rowan
Davidson
Cabarrus
Stanley
Mecklenburg
Lincoln
Catawba
Garrett Demots
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parker
15 Million Pounds Of Leaf For Germany
Raleigh July 6 Approximately 15 000 000 pounds of flue cured tobacco were purchased recently for western Germany per Tobacco Associates president J H Hutson In June barley and cigar leaf tobacco were also included In the 12 months since June 1948 about 55 000 000 pounds redried weight of U flue cured tobacco have been sold for western Germany use
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Raleigh
Germany
Tobacco Associates
J. H. Hutson
Hutson
Accident Toll Is Termed Shameful By The AP
The nation records 711 accidental deaths over a four day Fourth of July holiday, labeled shameful by the National Safety Council. Traffic deaths reach 555, with 315 in states, 256 drownings, and 140 due to miscellaneous causes, the highest for any Independence Day period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Governor Scott returns from western tour and press visit
Governor Scott greeted Capitol reporters Tuesday after three weeks away from the statehouse. He had just returned from the national governor conference in Colorado and a two week western tour. He joked about the inter office phone gadgets and noted little progress on Harris Sample’s probation commission status. The governor supports quick action on rural road bonds but will not sign without assurance highway officials can use funds effectively. He hinted January as a possible start for the road program as much of the state's equipment remains antiquated.
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Scott
Capitol
Colorado
West
Harris Sample
Probation Commission
Chang
Highway Commission
Pact Seen As Shield From Reds In Atlantic Treaty Debate
Senator Vandenberg urged ratification of the North Atlantic pact as a shield for free men against Communism. He warned the final target is the United States and called the treaty the best tool to deter aggression and prevent another war. He spoke as debate continued with strong support and little opposition to the alliance among 12 nations.
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Don Whitehead
Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
United States
U. S
Says Nation's Economy Safe Says Nation's Economy Safe
Senator Flanders warns the real danger is businessmen frightening themselves into a recession. He urges a hands off government stance and a calm message to merchants and manufacturers about good demand and avoiding supply curtailment.
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Washington
Flanders
R-Vi
Resst
Greetions Wamiene
Congress
Wholesale Food Price Index Down
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell to $5.66 the year’s low, matching recalls on Feb 8 and May 17. Compared with last week’s $5.69 and prior year’s $7.12, declines were led by potatoes and lambs with drops also seen in wheat hams and larger. Oats butter cocoa and eggs rose.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
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Salisbury
Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company
England
Martha Treml
New York Herald Tribune
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